Even though Dorney Park's newest coaster Invertigo won't be ready until 2012, the park has already begun receiving parts of the inverted-boomerang style thrill ride.

Fans of the park and coaster enthusiasts started snapping photos of the delivery late last month, and someone posted this shot on Dorney's Facebook page on Feb. 22.

Park spokesman Chuck Hutchison confirmed some shipments of the ride are "for the anticipated 2012 attraction."

"The sections are beginning to arrive and are temporarily being stored on-site where they will be stripped down to core segments then each section sent out for inspection, reconditioning and painting in anticipation of moving forward," Hutchison wrote in an e-mail.

NewsPlusNotes, a blog dedicated to the coverage of the amusement industry, posted these photos on Tuesday afternoon.

The canary-yellow track pictured is from the now-defunct Invertigo from Great America in California, a ride that had several malfuctions.

And although Hutchison has confirmed that an Invertigo, a coaster that's been installed in at least two Cedar Fair LLP parks, will be coming to Dorney, he won't say if it's the same coaster that stranded riders for hours in California in 2009.

That ride was removed from the park earlier this year, according to a Great America press release in January.

Dorney representatives say their Invertigo is coming out of Cedar Fair inventory, a common occurance in among amusement park parent companies which swap rides all the time.

That hasn't stopped fans from speculating that it's the same coaster, because of the trademark yellow track. (Cedar Fair's other Invertigo at Kings Island in Ohio has a track that's been painted a fiery orange-red.)

But it's not a question park representatives want to tackle with their opening of the brandnew Planet Snoopy less than two months away.

Although Dorney Park has been trying to keep the spotlight on its Planet Snoopy, its grown-up fans have refused to be deterred.

One more thing to note: The shipments have come when the ride is still not a done deal.

The new coaster has only received preliminary approval from South Whitehall Township. Park representatives still have to go before the Board of Comissioners to get final approval for the ride.

Still, it's not a controversial coaster -- Hutchison called it "modest" when meeting the township planners -- and so it's expected to be approved without much debate.

What do you think about the early deliver? Or is this all too much hype on a ride we're going to be waiting more than a year for?